Ryan Golec

A few weeks ago, Kongregate CRO Josh Larson related the diversity of our company as identified by an activity of having people take a Hogwart’s sorting hat quiz. We found out that, without any conscious effort, we had a relatively evenly distributed team. While this exercise was mostly done for fun, it does highlight a key concept to building a successful team: How do you balance the strengths and weaknesses of individuals to propel the team forward? What are the types of personalities you might encounter? Having spent 10 years both working on and leading engineering teams, I’ve found that most engineers tend to align to one of the following personas. The Framework Facilitator The Framework Facilitator is focused on the bleeding edge of changes in frameworks and technology. They have their ear to the ground on what new features are coming to versions of frameworks and are ready to adopt them whenever they are available. Oftentimes, they will also try to push for more ideal solutions than practical with the best of intentions. They thrive on being